I had such a nice weekend! Saturday I did some shopping at Target and some other running around - getting snacks and alcohol for when my sister and brother-in-law came over Saturday night. We had a great time! Yesterday we all went to church together - both of my sisters and all the kids. Gabby did pretty good considering she doesn't sit still for very long. I'm so glad we went. I got a nap in yesterday afternoon, caught up on some CSI and chatted it up with my friends online. I had one too many cups of coffee throughout the day yesterday though because I could not fall asleep to save my life last night. I think I finally fell asleep at around 2:30 AM and then my daughter was up several times in the middle of the night after that. I'm doing a whole lot of yawning this morning. All in all it was a fabulous weekend though.

Today started out beautifully. It's still cold outside and there is snow on the ground, but the sun is shining and the snow is slowly melting away. I was in a fabulous mood all morning. My customers were even nice. Everything turned around right before lunch. We've been totally slammed on the phones and I've had nothing but idiots to deal with (including some people I work with). I'm not in such a good mood anymore. I'm dying to get out of work so the weekend can begin. Three hours and thirty-nine minutes to go. Lord, help me.

We began with computers that occupied whole rooms, to desktops. In the meanwhile we also received the cell phones wholeheartedly. Then we had laptop computers, and the progress of electronics has not yet ended. Now it is basically altering our present digital cameras.

OK, I decided to get off my butt and do one today - even though the day is almost over. This is an easy one!

Thirteen Things about Neptunebaby Thirteen things I hate about Winter (that won't seem to go away this year) 01. Cold 02. Snow 03. Ice 04. Bad roads 05. Cold 06. Snow 07. Ice 08. Bad roads 09. Cold 10. Snow 11. Ice 12. Bad roads 13. Cold Remember me posting that it was 50 degrees outside yesterday? Well, here is the advisory that just went out: Rain will completely changeover to snow by early evening. Snow will become heavy at times this evening, causing a reduction in visibility. Total accumulations will range from 3 to 6 inches. A snow advisory means that periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibility and use caution while driving. Where the F@$% is Spring? Did it get lost on it's way to Michigan?

Are you ready for my latest Weight Watchers update? Please check it out here. I'm very excited about it! I've also posted two sites that I use frequently to help with weight loss. If you're trying to lose weight, I recommend checking both of the sites out.

It's beautiful outside today. Not perfect, but much better than it has been. It's 6:30pm and it's 50 degrees outside and the sun is still shining. This is what I call the beginning of Spring! Unfortunately, living in Michigan I can never count on consistency where weather is concerned. Tomorrow they are predicting a combination of rain and snow showers and a high of 38 degrees. Freaking ridiculous. I'm wearing a turteneck sweater today (because I can't trust the forecast) and it turns out to be a beautiful day. Tomorrow I was thinking of wearing something with short sleeves because I'm roasting in this sweater. Think again. I'm tired of this back and forth weather. Can it just warm up and stay that way, please!?!

A few of the kids from Easter.

Once you fall off the dieting wagon it's difficult to climb back on. After having access to all the good food over the holiday weekend, I felt like I was starving all day yesterday. In fact, I was so hungry that I misplaced my willpower and ate fast food! Shame on me. I have to stick to this damn diet. It took me several weeks to get to the point where I was content eating less than the daily points allowed, but only a weekend to screw it all up. Dieting sucks.

We had such a busy holiday weekend I didn't even have the time to post anything here. I have lots of pictures from yesterday which I would love to share, but I haven't had time to upload them yet. I will hopefully get the chance to do that sometime this week. The kids looked so cute in their semi-matching Easter outfits. They both loved what the Easter Bunny left for them and Evan enjoyed looking for the eggs. Jeremy and I took a slight detour from our diet over the weekend, but it's not an easy thing to stick to during the holidays when there is good food everywhere. At least it wasn't total junk that we ate - cheese and crackers and sausage.. things of that nature. Not too bad, in my opinion.

As I posted on here, it's been 4 weeks since I started eating the Weight Watchers way and I'm down 10 pounds! Woo hoo!

Yesterday was the first day of Spring - a season I look forward too for many Winter months. Well, unfortunately, it doesn't feel like Spring to me just yet. It's very cold outside and they are even predicting snow! It's been a rough Winter and it doesn't look like it's ready to give up yet. It's 31 degrees (feels like 24 according to the weather channel) right now and the accumulation of snow is expected to be 3 to 5 inches tonight with continuing snow showers throughout tomorrow morning. This is not cool at all.

I have been a very bad Catholic the last few months. We haven't been to church in months. I've always felt bad about it, but lately I've been feeling extremely bad and I want to back to church desperately. I am sad that I missed Holy Thursday mass last night. It's the first time in several years that I wasn't there. The reason we haven't gone is simply because of laziness and not wanting to deal with Gabby in church. It was easy when she was smaller because one of us could just hold her and she would be OK, but since she started walking we're afraid she'll be all over the place and loud. There's a "cry room" though that we could sit in so there is no excuse for not going. We're going to go on Sunday and I'm going to change my ways and go every week.

Per Vito's request... here are two pictures of my hair from the front.

I'm sorry that they are a little blurry, but my camera batteries were about to die.

So, I finally got a chance to get a picture of my hair cut. I know it's short, but I LOVE it this short. It's so easy to deal with now. I know I said I was going to color it blonde, but I didn't like it and couldn't get it as blonde as I wanted. I did, however, get the black color out of it so now it's a light/medium brown. The lighting in the picture makes it look darker than it really is. Anyway... here it is...

I'll try to get some better pictures of it tomorrow since I'm off work. This one was taken quickly while I was home for lunch today.

I just realized that I haven't posted here since Friday. We had a pretty busy weekend. We got up early on Saturday and made our way to IKEA. We were going to get a new dining room table, but when we got there the one we wanted (and could afford) was not as nice as we thought. So, we took our time walking around looking for nice things to decorate the house with. We got the painting I originally wanted for our living room wall and a few other nice things. We left IKEA and went to Home Depot to spend that gift card from Christmas. We ended up getting new lights for our main floor bathroom and some other things we needed. Once we got home we all (including the kids and my mother-in-law) went to the mall. We shopped for new shoes for the kids and Easter outfits which are so cute! I can't wait to dress them and take pictures. I will definitely post some here. Then we all went to the salon (inside the mall) where I got all of my hair cut off. I'm still getting used to it, but for the most part I like it. I might eventually post a picture here.

This day is going by far slower than I had hoped. I still have four hours left at work. Blah. It would be nice if I didn't get any more phone calls today. I know some people like it busy because it makes the day go by faster, but that isn't the case here. The day goes by just as slowly when I'm busy and I don't get to surf the internet as much.

The fire alarm just went off in our building. How much fun is that? It wasn't a drill, but it was a false alarm. It scared the living daylights out of me. I was talking to a 98 year old man that could hardly muster enough breath for me to hear him speak and then out of no where the fire alarm starts blazing in my ear. That was a whole lot of fun. Too bad the building wasn't on fire. I could use a long weekend.

It's Friday! It's Friday! I feel like singing a song. It's a beautiful day outside. The funny thing is that I left the driveway this morning singing the theme song for Sesame Street! Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away... Yes, I am a mother of a 16 month old girl. Can you tell?

I'm bleaching my hair tonight with this...

I hope it works. I also have another dark blonde color because I don't know how light I'm going to want it. And then I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow evening after our day of shopping (if I don't like the color, she can fix it). It's going to be a fabulous weekend! I hope the work day goes by quickly.

It is so nice outside today! Well, compared to the long, cold and snowy winter we've had to deal with the last three and a half months. It's 53 degrees and the sun is shining. It's almost not necessary to wear a coat today. Nice weather sure does put me in a great mood. It's unfortunate that I'm stuck inside until eight o'clock tonight, but I enjoyed it during my lunch hour.

I'm getting my hair cut this weekend! I figure since I got my bonus check I have no reason not to do it. Here are the "models" for my cut.

The beautiful brit, Agyness Deyn:

And the stunning singer, Pink:

Oh, how I wish it was Saturday. My husband and I are going shopping at IKEA and Home Depot on Saturday while my mother-in-law watches the kids. Then we are all going to head to the mall to get outfits for the kids for Easter! I love shopping!! I can't wait until the weekend!!

Today is the best Monday of the year! My supervisor passed out our bonus checks this morning! I am so happy. Who could complain about it being Monday when you're handed a check first thing? Needless to say, I'm in a really good mood this morning!

I've been awarded the Blog of the Month award by one of my all time favorite bloggers, Yoshi. As he stated in his post, I'm not sure what the criteria is for this blogging award, but I am going to pass it along to Jenn, Vito and soapbox.Superstar.

I love knowing that Spring will be here soon - especially since we've had such a rough winter with all of this snow, but I hate losing an hour for daylight savings time. I prefer the fall when we gain an hour.

I am one cranky bitch today. I don't know what my problem is. I should be happy that it's Friday, but I can't stand these customers today. I feel like I'm going to explode every time I hear another person's voice on the other end of my phone. I just want this day to be over so I can go home and relax.

I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention that my comments for each entry are at the top of the entry (directly below the title), not at the bottom. I've noticed that many people leave comments on the entry below when they really mean to leave them on the current entry. Just thought I would clarify that for you. Have a good day!

My oldest son is eighteen years old today! Gosh, that makes me feel old. I was only seventeen when I had him so yes, as I stated a couple of weeks ago when my birthday rolled around, I'm thirty-five now. It's amazing my oldest is 18 years old and my youngest is 16 months old (today actually).

My gorgeous eighteen year old son:

Me and my gorgeous eighteen year old son:

Happy 18th birthday, Jamie! I love you tons.

I plan to look like Agyness Deyn by summer -- my goal for this diet.

More Wordless Wednesday here

My husband is at a Gogol Bordello concert tonight and I just put the kids to bed. Ah, a little peace and quiet after a long "blah" day is just what the doctor ordered. Sure, I would have loved to see Gogol Bordello tonight, but hey.. I had to work and I'm perfectly happy with the silence in my house right now. I think I'm going to exercise for a little while and then enjoy watching a few episodes of Sex and the City.

I don't know what is wrong with me today, but I can't shake this "blah" feeling that is hovering over me. I feel like something is wrong or that I'm depressed about something, but there's nothing for me to be bummed about. It's the strangest thing. I really don't want to be at work today either. I just want to go home, crawl back in my pajamas and watch television all day.

I had such a great time at my sister's candle party last night. Too good, in fact. I'm not much of a drinker anymore, but I had quite a few last night - raspberry rum and orange juice (not much orange juice though). Today has been a lazy, nap taking, not doing much of anything kind of day. I haven't left my pj's and don't plan to until tomorrow morning when I have to get ready for work.

My horrible day at work is finally over and now my weekend can begin. I don't think I've ever been so happy to get out of work before. Almost every call I answered today had an asshole customer on the other end. I'm looking forward to going to my sister's house in a little while for her candle party. Did you see the line up of booze she's got in store for us? I could really use a drink about now.

Let's just call this "shitty Saturday." First of all, the roads were a total mess this morning. They were like a sheet of ice and there were accidents happening all over the place. I had to get off the highway and take side roads because there were so many accidents they shut part of it down.

I normally get along with the manager that is here today. We usually talk about shows we watch, etc... Today I logged myself out for a couple of minutes to grab a diet coke from the vending machine and she called me out on it. She's like you can't just get up and go get a pop. That isn't the way it works. You need to come and ask me.

BULLSHIT. I can go to the bathroom or get a soda if I damn well please. I totally laid into her. I was like this is not high school. I am an adult and this is my place of employment. I don't need to ask you for a "hall pass" to get up from my desk. Normally I don't do that, but I also get here in plenty of time to do these things before work, but with the bad roads I only had 5 minutes to log into all systems. Heck, some people were more than an hour late for work. At least I was here on time. She eventually came up and said she didn't mean to "pick on me" but she didn't know where I went. (Not her business though) She was just recently promoted to the management team and I think the "power" is going to her head. I am not the type of person to just roll over though. I'm not afraid to say when things aren't right!

Since then I've had nothing but seriously dumb customers to deal with. And yes.. we are just as busy as I anticipated. At least I'm going to lunch in 10 minutes. Not that I can EAT anything though!!! I had oatmeal for breakfast (2 pts) and a hard boiled egg for lunch (2 pts). Of course I'm starving, but I'm trying to save up points for the candle party that sister is having tonight! I know there will be drinks and snacks that I will have to avoid unless I starve myself today.

I don't want to go to work today. I just know it's going to be super busy because it's the first of the month and the whole world will be calling to make their insurance premium payments that are due today. Why do people have to wait until the day the payment is due to call? We have a new phone system that allows people to make their payments without having to talk to an agent, but of course no one knows their account number so they choose the option to speak to an agent. Blah.